Monday, December 13, 2010

Quick holiday update

And lo, it was December and hark how the mercury plunged.

It's been cold. And busy. We're already about to start finals week -- today is Study Day, a nice perk for students who need an extra day off to either cut loose or prepare before they plunge into exams -- and the end of the semester is looming.

I'm looking forward to it, to be honest with you. This has probably been my most action-packed semester so far (which isn't saying much, since it's only my second full Fall semester), and although I've enjoyed it every step of the way, I'm also ready for the Library to quieten before turning to some new projects.

But this post isn't going to be about that (cleaning up periodicals, more work on library.gallaudet.edu, getting ready for a conference in early January, ordering, ordering, and more ordering -- just had to slip that in there).

This will be a short one, intended to draw your attention to our hours for the next few weeks. This particular semester break being what it is -- it's the only one all year that has a couple of major holidays in it -- our business hours are going to be a little funky. Check the page out to see what I mean.

But before you ask -- yes, we will be open between Fall and Spring semesters. Just not during the time between Christmas and New Year's. We'll shut down at the end of the day on Thursday, December 23, and reopen first thing in the morning on Monday, January 3.

And if you're a student who happens to live nearby and will be home for most of the break, you will be able to use the Library. All students will see their Library privileges "expire" this Friday, Dec. 17 (everything currently checked out is due then, except for items with borrowing periods shorter than 5 days, like DVDs), but if you're going to be around, come in on the following Monday (or the next time you need something from the stacks), and we'll reinstate you provisionally until the start of the next semester.

No more blog posts for this year; you should have a couple more vlogs coming your way, then when we get back, we'll talk a little bit about new things on our Web site and new things on our shelves. It'll be neat!

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